Make a Breakfast Parfait
+ Creating Safe & Healthier Meals
There are several ways to make a parfait! As a matter of fact, I like to say, "there's no wrong way to make a parfait!" Just have fun with it!
The Better Living for Texans (BLT) program provides today's recipe with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
BLT helps families make better choices with their limited resources – it provides research-based nutrition programs that are cost-free and close to home.
AgriLife Extension is a unique education agency that teaches Texans wherever they live, extending research-based knowledge to benefit their families and communities.
The breakfast parfait recipe is one of the recipes provided from "A Fresh Start to a Healthier You!" series (a program from BLT). This series was implemented for the month of August (2021) with FABLOW AgriLife.
A Fresh Start to a Healthier You! is a four-session series for adults on the 2021 FABLOW AgriLife FB Group.
Learn to increase fruit & vegetable intake.
Learn to cook nutritious meals & spend less on groceries.
Lesson 1
I went over lesson 1 - creating safe and healthier meals. The goal was for everyone to adopt FIGHT BAC! Food Safety Principles that you can learn more about on my blog post DIY Sanitizing Solution - Keep it Clean!
Recipe for the week: Breakfast Parfait! 😋
Build a “Better” Parfait!
General Tips include:
Choose low-fat yogurt. For extra protein, use low-fat Greek yogurt.
*FYI: The recipes asks for low-fat yogurt - in my video demo I used low-fat Greek yogurt.
Read the nutrition label and choose yogurt low in sugar (less than 7g per serving).
Top your parfait with diced, fresh fruit instead of buying yogurt blended with fruit.
*The Breakfast Parfait recipe is packed with fresh and canned fruit! I used the trio-berry (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries) in my video demo for extra goodness.
Add some crunch with toppings such as low-fat and low-sugar granola.
*My video demo topped the parfait with macadamia nuts!
Breakfast Parfait RECIPE
Ingredients
2 cups pineapple, canned
1 cup frozen berries, thawed and drained
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt1 banana, peeled & sliced
1/3 cup raisins or craisins
Instructions
Layer pineapple, berries, yogurt, banana, and raisins in four glasses or bowls.
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*To learn more about future programs call your local county extension agent or join the FABLOW AgriLife Facebook Group.